Jordan McCabe
American basketball player
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Jordan Ray McCabe (born September 3, 1998) is an American assistant basketball coach for the Grand Canyon Antelopes. He is also a former college basketball player at West Virginia and UNLV.
McCabe with UNLV in 2021 | |
| Grand Canyon Antelopes | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| League | Mountain West Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 3, 1998 Kaukauna, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Kaukauna (Kaukauna, Wisconsin) |
| College |
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| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 5 |
| Coaching career | 2023–present |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 2023–2024 | West Virginia (assistant) |
| 2024–2025 | Green Bay (assistant) |
| 2025–present | Grand Canyon (assistant |
| Career highlights | |
As player:
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Early life
At age 12, while attending Beaver Lake Middle School in Sammamish, Washington, he drew national attention for his dribbling ability. In December 2010, he featured in a KOMO-TV segment.[1] In the following months, McCabe appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to put on a dribbling exhibition and was showcased in an ABC News segment.[2][3] He performed at halftime in collegiate and professional basketball games and at the NBA All-Star Game.[4] In June 2011, McCabe was drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters, who intended to sign him after his graduation from college.[5] He was held back in seventh grade as a "family decision".[6]
High school career
McCabe was a four-year varsity basketball player for Kaukauna High School in Kaukauna, Wisconsin under head coach Michael Schalow.[6] As a sophomore, he was named Fox Valley Association (FVA) Player of the Year and led his team to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Division 2 state championship, scoring 24 points in the title game.[7][8] Before his junior year, McCabe committed to play college basketball for West Virginia over offers from DePaul, Minnesota and Missouri, among others.[9] In his junior season, he averaged 25.1 points per game.[10] As a senior, McCabe averaged 26.7 points and 7.8 assists per game, sharing FVA co-Player of the Year honors with Tyrese Haliburton while being named Wisconsin Mr. Basketball.[11][12] He led Kaukauna to another WIAA Division 2 state championship. In the title game, McCabe led all scorers with 32 points, recorded his team's final eight points, and made the game-winning shot with 3.5 seconds left.[13]
Recruiting
Considered a three-to-four-star recruit by major recruiting services, he committed to playing college basketball for West Virginia on August 16, 2016.[14]
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan McCabe PG |
Kaukauna, Wisconsin | Kaukauna High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Aug 16, 2016 | |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  247Sports: ESPN:  (84) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 147 247Sports: 174 ESPN: 86 | ||||||
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College career
West Virginia
McCabe made his debut for West Virginia in a November 9, 2018, loss to Buffalo.[10] On February 26, 2019, he recorded 25 points, 11 assists and six steals, all of which were freshman season-highs, in 50 minutes during a 104–96 triple overtime win over TCU. McCabe became the first college player to record at least those numbers in one game since Ohio's D. J. Cooper in 2010.[15] On March 4, he was named Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Week.[16] As a freshman, McCabe averaged 5.8 points and 2.5 assists per game, shooting 32.2 percent from the field, and led his team with 88 total assists. He earned Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team honors.[10]
McCabe continued to struggle shooting the ball in his sophomore season.[17][18] He scored a season-high 10 points on two occasions and averaged 3.1 points in 13.5 minutes per game, despite starting in 29 of his 31 appearances as a sophomore.[19] As a junior, McCabe averaged 2.2 points and 1.4 assists per game.
UNLV
For his senior season, McCabe transferred to UNLV.[20] He graduated from West Virginia, allowing him to be immediately eligible to play for the Rebels. He started all 31 games he appeared in, averaging a career-high 6.4 points and 4.8 assists in 30.3 minutes per game.
McCabe opted in to his fifth year of eligibility, returning to UNLV for the 2022–23 season. He started just 3 games and averaged 5.5 points in 18.6 minutes per game.
Coaching career
On July 6, 2023, McCabe returned to West Virginia as an assistant coach for the 2023–24 season.[21]
On April 29, 2024, McCabe returned to the state of Wisconsin as an assistant coach for Green Bay under Sundance Wicks, who left weeks later to become the head coach at Wyoming.[22] McCabe was retained by new head coach Doug Gottlieb.[23][24]
After one season with the Phoenix, McCabe was announced as an assistant coach at Grand Canyon under Bryce Drew on June 14, 2025.[25]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | West Virginia | 35 | 15 | 18.5 | .322 | .338 | .743 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 5.8 |
| 2019–20 | West Virginia | 31 | 29 | 13.5 | .311 | .209 | .760 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.1 |
| 2020–21 | West Virginia | 28 | 5 | 11.0 | .310 | .212 | .818 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| 2021–22 | UNLV | 31 | 31 | 30.3 | .335 | .317 | .735 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 6.4 |
| 2022–23 | UNLV | 29 | 3 | 18.6 | .368 | .393 | .750 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 5.5 |
| Career | 154 | 83 | 18.5 | .332 | .314 | .757 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 4.7 | |